Industrial Inking
A local tattoo artist practices his craft in an old Ngau Tau Kok factory building.
Tattoo artist Lam Lung works in the dark. No, his craft isn’t illegal. Lam created this space to be conducive to his work—to create intricate patterns on the skin of his clients...
Desalination—the process of extracting fresh water from salty sea water—is nothing new for Hong Kong.
In the 1970s, the colonial government built a desalination plant in Tuen Mun. Now defunct, it was erected as part of an initiative to solve the water shortage crisis of the 60s....
Communal Goods
At 5am, the skies are dark, and the city is sleeping. But in Tin Shui Wai, a new town in the New Territories, some people have already woken up and are getting ready for business. Dozens of hawkers push their trolleys, heavily loaded with merchandise, and gather on a bridge...
At dawn on September 6, I embarked on a journey to Longyearbyen in Norway. It is a settlement that’s the closet you can get to the 80th parallel north. We spent four days in total on the sea ice.
The earth, by default, is peaceful and beautiful. I was awed by the pureness and simplicity of...
HK Magazine: What is a Jungle in a Bottle?
Charlie Kayi: Jungle in a Bottle is a miniature ecosystem in containers—be they bottles or tanks. We place different kinds of plants in them, and they can pretty much sustain themselves.
HK: How does it work?
CK: We place five layers of rocks, sand...
The government has finalized and sent over a newly amended Copyright Bill to the Legislative Council, and it is likely to be passed in the middle of next year. On the face of it, the bill looks technical and harmless, and government officials argue that the revised law will give better protection...
Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the man said to be succeeding Premier Wen Jiabao, visited Hong Kong for three days last week. From officiating the opening ceremony of the new government headquarters to breakfast meetings with property tycoons, Li had a packed itinerary. Despite his busy schedule, Li made...
In 2006, we started helping domestic helpers. It was all done for free, because we believe that important cases deserve legal representation. People can’t [all] afford to have lawyers. I don’t think people’s rights should depend on pro bono free legal assistance, but that’s...
HK Magazine: What does your job entail?
Patrick Lin: To put it simply, I am responsible for shooting. In fact, there is not much difference between shooting actual films and animations. I decide where to put the camera. I control the composition, framing and staging of images. It’s just that...
Free to be a Kid
Children don’t paint by the numbers during these outdoor art classes.
Some children here are careful painters who like to apply pigments by brush; some just splash paint of different colors, randomly and happily. A few young kids don’t pay attention, preferring to...
